Maxxed Out! – Pokémon Season 7, Episode 9

Filler / stand-alone episodeThe other MaxSurskit debut

Maxxed Out! is the 9th episode of Pokémon: Advanced Challenge, the seventh season of the Pokémon anime, and the 322nd episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 325, Bulbapedia code AG049). It first aired in Japan on 30 October 2003 and in the United States on 30 October 2004. It falls within the season’s Across the desert: the Winstrates, Skitty, Zangoose & the other Max stretch (EP46–EP49).

Aired in the US on 30 October 2004, exactly one year after its Japanese premiere — the last episode to do so.

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Synopsis

Continuing their journey to Fallarbor Town, Ash and the gang stop at a Pokemon Center. Brock hits on Nurse Joy and Skitty starts chasing its own tail. Someone who looks exactly like Max shows up.

The other Max starts complaining about Ash and the gang making all kinds of noise and Nurse Joy starts talking to the other Max. When Nurse Joy said Max 2’s name, Max 1 asked how she knew his name. Max 2 tells Max 1 to change his name, but then Max 1 tells Max 2 to change his name. They then start fighting, and Max 2 storms off.

Team Rocket wakes up to the wrong alarm. James says he’s sick of not having any food, and he goes into a rant. While he’s ranting Jessie and Meowth take off to get some food. Max 1 is still salty about Max 2 and a Surskit starts playing with Max 2. The Maxes fight, over and over again, and May tries to break it up, but she ends up just getting confused. Ash and Brock walk over to where the Maxes are and Team Rocket is watching them. Meowth fantasizes about catching a Surskit and giving it to Giovanni. The Maxes continue to fight and Brock suggests getting everyone’s Pokemon out and letting them play together. The Maxes finally are on some common ground. Team Rocket leaps out of the bushes to attempt to nab the Surskit. They do their mantra, and make a dive for Surskit. Treecko uses Quick Attack, but Jessie hands him a football to distract Treecko. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but Meowth has an umbrella that doesn’t conduct electricity. Skitty wakes up and sees Jessie’s hair and pounces on it.

Jessie then runs off after Skitty is done playing with it. Max 2 notices that Surskit has gone missing and Max 1 points out Surskit’s tracks. Ash and the gang then help Max 2 find Surskit. Team Rocket appears again to grab Surskit. The Maxes tell them that Surskit ran off, and James blames Jessie for Surskit disappearing. Everyone then starts laughing at Jessie’s hair that Skitty messed up. Jessie uses the giant hammer on the machine to hit the ground several times before sending Ash and the gang flying off of a cliff into a forest.

May and Max 1 land in a tree, they have no idea where they are. Max 2 on the other hand, knows exactly where they are. Ash, Brock, and Pikachu manage to climb back up to where they were. Ash sends Taillow to look for May and the Maxes. The Maxes make up and become friends. They notice that Team Rocket is in the distance and wander off to find Surskit. Team Rocket finds them and they start to run toward a spring in the forest. Team Rocket catches up with them and they send out Seviper and Cacnea. The Maxes tell May not to battle Team Rocket. Taillow happens upon where they were. Seviper attacks the group with Poison Tail and they dive out of the way. Cacnea then uses Pin Missile. Surskit uses Agility and Seviper hits Surskit. James tells Cacnea to use Needle Arm, but Cacnea landed in the spring and can’t swim. James makes Cacnea return. Seviper uses Poison Tail again. Surskit breaks the rocks with Water Pulse. Flooding the area they were battling on. Jessie rises from the water and creepily demands the Surskit. Jessie and Max 2 fight over the Surskit for a little bit before May sends her Skitty to attack Jessie. Ash and Brock finally catch up and Jessie tells Seviper to attack. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt and Meowth breaks out the umbrella. Surskit uses Bubblebeam and makes Meowth drop the umbrella, allowing Thunderbolt to hit, sending Team Rocket blasting off again.

The Maxes officially become friends and they bid their goodbyes back at the Pokemon Center.

Major Events

• Max meets a boy also called Max and his Surskit
• Skitty’s Double Slap
• Cacnea cannot swim
• Bella Hudson becomes the English voice of Nurse Joy
• Last episode to air in the US exactly one year after Japan
• Surskit debuts

Pokémon making their anime debut

• Surskit#0283 · AG049

Trivia

• The English title plays on "maxed out", and the two Maxes.
• The screenplay is by Masashi Sogo.
• This is a stand-alone episode: it can be skipped without losing the thread of the Hoenn story.

Changes in the English Dub

• The other Max’s grudge changed
• Pokémon Trainer’s Choice (dub only, in place of Who’s That Pokémon?): which Pokémon evolves into Lombre? Answer: Lotad
• Ready Go! used as background music in Japan

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